$25 and 4 hours can really pay off. This is the cost for just one way to reap rewards in employee satisfaction and retention, not to mention increasing staff skills. Investing in training and development opportunities is an effective way to boost employee satisfaction and retention. Providing employees with opportunities to increase knowledge and develop skills makes them feel valued. It gives them a sense of being recognized for their potential, a sense of being invested in. Remember to include funding for training in your 2020 budget – it will be a great investment! OneSource Center offers several cost effective training programs. Additional training opportunities from our partners are all included on this central nonprofit training calendar.

(Pictured is recent NLIGC ADVANCE graduating class.)

OneSource Center “Building Blocks for Nonprofits” Workshops These capacity-building workshops are offered monthly on a variety of topics. Cost is only $25 for members and $35 for non-members if you take advantage of early-bird registration discount. The full 2020 schedule will be released shortly. January’s session is on fundraising.

Nonprofit Leadership Institute of Greater Cincinnati (NLIGC)
OneSource Center partners with Talbert House in offering these leadership development training programs. NLIGC offers three levels of extended leadership development training for nonprofit leaders and staffs throughout the year. The programs are designed to strengthen and develop management and leadership skills leading to expanded productivity, job happiness and positive impact on the nonprofits they serve. Two class offerings begin in January:

ADVANCE for mid-level supervisors. The six half-day session program begins Jan. 7, 2020 (Winter program) and March 24, 2020 (Spring program). More details about ADVANCE are here. Cost: $375 per participant. The training consists of mini lectures, relying on research from experts, along with significant experiential learning, practical exercises and group discussions.

LEARN for supervised employees. The six half-day session program begins Jan. 9, 2020 (Winter program) and March 26, 2020 (Spring program) More details about LEARN are here. Cost: $250.00 per participant.

A third program, EXCEL, designed for executive-level leadership, begins in September 2020 however information and applications are available throughout the year.

Feedback from an ADVANCE class:

• “This course helped me manage my staff better”
• “This course made me more effective in my job”
• “Sharing tough situations made me feel that I’m not alone”
• “This course was so helpful in being able to evaluate my leadership style”